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Galileo

Syllabification: (Gal·i·le·o)
Pronunciation: /ˌgaləˈlāō/
Definition of Galileo
  • an American space probe to Jupiter launched in 1989. It reached the vicinity of Jupiter in 1995 and released a probe which descended into Jupiter’s atmosphere.

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